29. Amino Acids

Pepsin is an enzyme that primarily breaks down which type of biological macromolecule in the stomach?

Which of the following conditions might cause a protein to denature?

Which type of protein is responsible for binding signal molecules such as the chemical messenger epinephrine?

In the process of protein synthesis, what is attached to a peptidyl tRNA in the ribosome?

What structural feature do all amino acids have in common?

Which of the following amino acids is a component of peptidoglycan?

What is a polypeptide chain?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the role of amino acids in protein structure?

How many different types of amino acids are commonly found in proteins?

How many different standard amino acids are found in proteins?

What are the most likely consequences of a protein having an incorrect amino acid sequence?

What component of amino acid structure varies among different amino acids?

Which of the following is not found on the central carbon of every amino acid?

What type of bond forms between two amino acids during protein synthesis?

Which of the following codons serves as both a start signal and codes for an amino acid?